Borrelia, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia spp. in Ticks Removed from Persons, Texas, USA (open access)

Borrelia, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia spp. in Ticks Removed from Persons, Texas, USA

This article analyzes the frequency and identity of pathogens and bacterial agents in ticks removed from humans and subsequently submitted to the Texas Department of State Health Services, Zoonosis Control Program, from October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2008.
Date: March 10, 2010
Creator: Williamson, Phillip C.; Billingsley, Peggy M.; Teltow, Glenna J.; Seals, Janel P.; Turnbough, Meredith A. & Atkinson, Samuel F.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monodisperse Thermo-Responsive Microgels of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Analogue-Based Biopolymers, their Manufacture, and their Applications (open access)

Monodisperse Thermo-Responsive Microgels of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Analogue-Based Biopolymers, their Manufacture, and their Applications

Patent relating to monodisperse thermo-responsive microgels of poly(ethylene glycol) analogue-based biopolymers, their manufacture, and their applications.
Date: July 14, 2009
Creator: Hu, Zhibing; Cai, Tong; Chi, Chenglin & Marquez, Manuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lavon, Texas: Crossroads of Opportunity (open access)

Lavon, Texas: Crossroads of Opportunity

This report examines the City of Lavon, Texas and its economic opportunities. It gives an overview of the City of Lavon and discusses the development of other small cities in the Dallas/Fort-Worth area. It reports on incentives for Lavon, discusses the organization of an Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and its tasks, offers an in-depth profile of the community in Lavon, and shows economic development strategies with conclusions about their findings.
Date: April 2010
Creator: University of North Texas. Center for Economic Development and Research.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Applications of Hydrogen Gas Getters in Mass Spectrometry (open access)

Applications of Hydrogen Gas Getters in Mass Spectrometry

Patent relating to applications of hydrogen gas getters in mass spectrometry.
Date: December 30, 2009
Creator: Verbeck, Guido F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Direct Utilization of Plasma Proteins for the In Vivo Assembly of Protein-Drug/Imaging Agent Conjugates, Nanocarriers and Coatings for Biomaterials (open access)

Direct Utilization of Plasma Proteins for the In Vivo Assembly of Protein-Drug/Imaging Agent Conjugates, Nanocarriers and Coatings for Biomaterials

Patent relating to the direct utilization of plasma proteins for the in vivo assembly of protein-drug/imaging agent conjugates, nanocarriers and coatings for biomaterials.
Date: December 30, 2009
Creator: Petros, Robby A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library

Rediscovery of the Elements

Interactive DVD documenting the research by Dr. James and Virginia Marshall to trace the history of the elements in the periodic table. It includes biographical information on the scientists who discovered each of the elements, notes about each of the elements with photos, periodic tables, maps and photographs of the cities where elements were discovered, a timeline of discoveries, written articles about the research, and other background documentation.
Date: July 2010
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gold, Silver, and Copper Nanoparticles Stabilized in Biocompatible Aqueous Media (open access)

Gold, Silver, and Copper Nanoparticles Stabilized in Biocompatible Aqueous Media

Patent relating to gold, silver, and copper nanoparticles stabilized in biocompatible aqueous media.
Date: December 30, 2009
Creator: Omary, Mohammad A.; Hu, Zhibing; Marpu, Sreekar & Elbjeirami, Oussama
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Graph-based Ranking Algorithms for Text Processing (open access)

Graph-based Ranking Algorithms for Text Processing

Patent relating to graph-based ranking algorithms for text processing.
Date: March 9, 2005
Creator: Mihalcea, Rada, 1974- & Tarau, Paul
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hurricanes, Oil Spills, and Discrimination, Oh My: The Story of the Mississippi Cottage (open access)

Hurricanes, Oil Spills, and Discrimination, Oh My: The Story of the Mississippi Cottage

This article demonstrates how, following Hurricane Katrina, local governments enacted discriminatory housing policies that made it difficult for residents to site permanent Mississippi Cottages.
Date: November 2, 2010
Creator: Evans-Cowley, Jennifer & Canter, Andrew
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library